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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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